Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025

Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers are 1 in 1,000

Highly Cited Researchers demonstrate significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research. Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science Core Collection over the past eleven years. However, citation activity is not the sole selection indicator. This list, based on citation data, is then refined using other quantitative metrics, as well as qualitative analysis and expert judgment.

7,131 Highly Cited Researcher awards in 2025

Full Name		Category	Primary Affiliation	Secondary Affiliations
	Kulmala, Markku	Cross-Field	University of Helsinki, Finland
	Kumar, Rajesh	Cross-Field	Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
	Kumar, Sudhir	Molecular Biology and Genetics	Temple University, United States
	Kumar, V.	Economics and Business	Brock University, Canada	Huazhong University of Science & Technology, China Mainland
	Kumarasamy, Sudhakar	Cross-Field	Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), Malaysia
	Kummu, Matti	Cross-Field	Aalto University, Finland
	Kundaje, Anshul	Cross-Field	Stanford University, United States
	Kunz, Werner H.	Cross-Field	University of Massachusetts Boston, United States
	Kurachi, Makoto	Immunology	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Kuramata, Akito	Cross-Field	Tamura Corp, Japan

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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